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Gravitational Lenses

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Peter Schneider

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

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  2. Jürgen Ehlers

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Albert-Einstein-Institut, Potsdam, Germany

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  3. Emilio E. Falco

    1. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA

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  • This book describes comprehensively and in sufficient detail both the theory and observation of gravitational lensing
  • An effect that is of growing importance for astronomical observations and cosmological modelling

Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 1-24

  3. Basic facts and the observational situation

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 25-90

  4. Optics in curved spacetime

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 91-117

  5. Derivation of the lens equation

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 119-155

  6. Properties of the lens mapping

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 157-181

  7. Lensing near critical points

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 183-216

  8. Wave optics in gravitational lensing

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 217-227

  9. Simple lens models

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 229-280

  10. Multiple light deflection

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 281-293

  11. Numerical methods

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 295-308

  12. Statistical gravitational lensing: General considerations

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 309-369

  13. Statistical gravitational lensing: Applications

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 371-466

  14. Gravitational lenses as astrophysical tools

    • Peter Schneider, Jürgen Ehlers, Emilio E. Falco
    Pages 467-515

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 517-560
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Light observed from distant objects is found to be deflected by the gravitational field of massive objects near the line of sight - an effect predicted by Einstein in his first paper setting forth the general theory of relativity, and confirmed by Eddington soon afterwards. If the source of the light is sufficiently distant and bright, and if the intervening object is massive enough and near enough to the line of sight, the gravitational field acts like a lens, focusing the light and producing one or more bright images of the source. This book, by renowned researchers in the field, begins by discussing the basic physics behind gravitational lenses: the optics of curved space-time. It then derives the appropriate equations for predicting the properties of these lenses. In addition, it presents up-to-date observational evidence for gravitational lenses and describes the particular properties of the observed cases. The authors also discuss applications of the results to problems in cosmology.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

    Peter Schneider

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Albert-Einstein-Institut, Potsdam, Germany

    Jürgen Ehlers

  • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA

    Emilio E. Falco

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